Alexei Shirov vs Boris Gelfand

Dos Hermanas · 1996 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 6
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/5P2/p3Q1kP/8/1p1q4/8/PPP3P1/5R1K b - - 6 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Kh1 Qc7
  10. 10.f4 b5
  11. 11.fxe5 dxe5
  12. 12.Bg5 Nbd7
  13. 13.Bd3 Bb7
  14. 14.Qf3 h6
  15. 15.Bd2 Nb6
  16. 16.Qg3 Kh8
  17. 17.Rf5 Bc8
  18. 18.Rxe5 Bd6
  19. 19.Bf4 g5
  20. 20.Rc5 gxf4
  21. 21.Qh4 Bxc5
  22. 22.Qxf6+ Kg8
  23. 23.Nxc5 Qxc5
  24. 24.e5 Bb7
  25. 25.Qxh6 f5
  26. 26.exf6 Rf7
  27. 27.Qg6+ Kf8
  28. 28.Qh6+ Kg8
  29. 29.Rf1 Re8
  30. 30.Qg6+ Kf8
  31. 31.Qh6+ Kg8
  32. 32.Bg6 Qc4
  33. 33.Bxf7+ Qxf7
  34. 34.Qg5+ Kh8
  35. 35.Qh4+ Qh7
  36. 36.f7 Rf8
  37. 37.Qxf4 Qg6
  38. 38.Rf2 Nc8
  39. 39.h4 Kh7
  40. 40.Kg1 Qh6
  41. 41.Qe5 Qd6
  42. 42.Qe2 Kg7
  43. 43.Qg4+ Qg6
  44. 44.Qd4+ Kh7
  45. 45.h5 Qc6
  46. 46.Qd3+ Kh8
  47. 47.Qf5 Qh6
  48. 48.Qe5+ Qg7
  49. 49.Qc7 b4
  50. 50.Ne2 Bd5
  51. 51.h6 Qg5
  52. 52.Qc5 Ne7
  53. 53.Ng3 Qc1+
  54. 54.Nf1 Qg5
  55. 55.Ne3 Kh7
  56. 56.Nxd5 Qxd5
  57. 57.Qxe7 Qd1+
  58. 58.Rf1 Qd4+
  59. 59.Kh1 Kg6
  60. 60.Qe6+

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